Category Archives: Musician & DJ Interview

Tell us about yourself and how you started.

My parents are huge music fans, and something was always blasting from the record player when I was growing up. We went to a lot of live music shows and concerts, which offered a unique education for me. I also started to grow an affinity for the Alto Sax, which I still play to this day, and am starting to even offer it to couples as a means to walk down the aisle!

Today’s wedding DJ interview is with Jose De Leon, DJ and MC at LEM Entertainment, based in Union, NJ! Enjoy:

Tell us about yourself and how you started.

I started DJing at clubs and bars in the late 90s. After getting married and having kids, I left the club scene behind and focused more on private events. I honed in on wedding after doing 5 weddings 6 years ago. Those were the 5 hardest events but taught me a lot. It showed me an event where all sorts of emotions are on full display and people just want to have fun. After taking some training courses and linking up with a successful Wedding DJ, I started taking more and more weddings and it took me to where I’m at today.

Tell us about yourself and how you started playing.

I began about ten years ago performing for fundraisers and college events. Over time I started working corporate events in the area, this led to relationships with talent agencies like Kunjan Collective and Scratch Music Group. Next thing you know I’m DJing events across CT, NYC and Long Island and I’ve left my full time job in Finance.

Five years at Bridgewater Associates ingrained a doctrine of constantly pushing myself to improve in all areas and provide the best customer experience possible. That’s what all this is about at the end of the day, putting on a good time! And not just on the dance-floor, but before and after the event as well.

Tell us about yourself and how you started playing.

I started my music career in bands as a teenager. I signed with Capitol Records and later MGM Records as a singer-songwriter. It has been my lifelong passion to express myself through music and the written word. I provide a unique service however I am not a band or DJ.

Today’s wedding vendor interview is with Travis Wackerly, the owner of Full Circle Melody based in Norman, Oklahoma!

Tell us about yourself and how you started.

We started out performing only live music, violin, and guitar for wedding ceremonies. About five years ago I extended those services to offer DJ and Lighting as well. We now also offer one of the most unique services on the planet called the Marriage Melody, in which we write, perform, and record a custom song for couples based off of their background story. The live music and DJ combination is still the main service that attracts couples to book us, but what we’ve expanded into makes us one of the most unique businesses in the industry today.

Tell us about yourself and how you started playing.

I started DJing back in 2006. That year, my church put on an event and hired a DJ to play music. That DJ was terrible and played the same songs over and over again. He played music that he liked and disregarded the crowd’s preferences. From that experience, I realized that there was a need for DJ services that customize music for the client’s tastes (and not the DJ).

Tell us about yourself and how you started.

I am a music nerd at heart and that insatiable knowledge for music and music history has served me well into my 16+ year dj career. I was able to find and train some amazing veteran and new djs to the standard I wanted to see all DJ’s be held to. We then expanded from Saskatoon DJs to, Saskatoon Photo Booths, Lighting, Audio Visual, Games Packages and Event Production.

Today’s wedding DJ interview is with Derek Lamoureux of LC Productions based in Ontario, Canada! Enjoy:

Tell us about yourself and how you started.

My parents wanted my first and middle initials to be DJ (Derek James). My DJ name- “Lamchops” has been passed down from generations. With the last name of Lamoureux and playing sports it just fell into place, DJ Lamchops. From the age of 8 I started into music and drama. I always had an interest for finding songs that fit together while driving in the car on family road trips. I was always really good at public speaking and being in front of a crowd. It wasn’t until a family member got remarried that I decided to try DJ’ing. I was 15 and picked up my first DJ controller and spun my first wedding. From there I started in the local clubs and started spinning at local school dances. Then one thing led to another and now I DJ at clubs, schools, corporate parties, and of course weddings.